1138 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 492

in their possession that may be needed in connection with any
hearing, examination or investigation of such agents or brokers.

SEC. 12. Annual Report to Governor. The commissioner
shall preserve in permanent form a full record of his proceed-
ings, and a consise statement of the condition of each company
visited or examined, and report annually to the governor, on
or before the first day of June, his official acts, In his report
to the governor he shall report the condition of the companies
doing business in this state, and such other information as
will exhibit the affairs of his department; a copy of which
said report to the governor he shall forward to the insurance
commissioner or other similar officer of every other state of the
United States, and to each company doing business in this
state; and on request he shall communicate to the insurance
commissioner, or other proper officer of any other state, any
facts which by law it is his duty to ascertain respecting com-
panies of this state doing business within such other state;
and at the request of any person, and on payment of the pro-
per fee, as hereinafter provided, he shall give certified copies of
any record or paper in his office when he deems it not prejudi-
cial to the public interest so to do, and he shall give such
other certificates as this article provides for. He shall adopt
and renew from time to time, when necessary, with the approval
of the governor, a seal of office, an impression and description
of which, with the governor's certificate of approval, shall be
filed with .the secretary of state.

SEC. 13. Sliall Remit Receipts of Office Quarterly. The
commissioner shall, on the thirty-first day of December, the
thirty-first day of March, the thirtieth day of June and the
thirtieth day of September, in each and every year, report to
the comptroller and pay in to the state treasury all moneys
received by him from all sources, save and except the moneys
received by him as the fees of his office, which said fees received
and expenses of his department for the year then to end, he
shall annually on the first day of December, report to the
comptroller, and pay into the treasury all excess of such
receipts over disbursements.

General Provisions.

SEC. 14. Formation of Insurance Corporations. Corpora-
tions may be formed under the provisions of Article 23 of the
Code of Public General Laws for insurance purposes, and may